Crystal structure and optical properties of 4-nitrophenyl 4-butoxybenzoate

✍ Scribed by S. Franklin; T. Balasubramanian; V. Padmini; N. Sulochana

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 145 KB
• Volume: 43
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0232-1300
• DOI: 10.1002/crat.200800133

✦ Synopsis

The title compound, C 17 H 17 N 1 O 5 , has been synthesized and characterized by single crystal X-ray analysis and UV-Vis spectra. The crystals are monoclinic, P2 1 /c, a = 17.994 (5) Å, b = 4.0592 (9) Å, c = 21.625 (5) Å, β = 99.634 (5)°, V = 1557.2 (6) Å 3 and Z = 4. The molecule has an almost stretched form with a molecular length of 17.505 Å and an imbricated structure known for liquid crystals. The structure contains no direction-specific intermolecular interactions like aromatic π-π stacking and C-H… π(arene) other than two weak C-H…O hydrogen bonds. Good optical transmittance in the entire visible region of the UV-Vis spectrum suggests that it is a potential candidate for optoelectronic applications.